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Bergamasque Alps
Bergamo Alps
Orobie Alps in winter
Highest point
PeakPizzo di Coca
Elevation3,050 m (10,010 ft)
Naming
Native nameAlpi Orobie (Italian)
Geography
CountryBergamasque Alps Italy
ProvincesBergamasque Alps Bergamo, Bergamasque Alps Brescia and Lecco
RegionBergamasque Alps Lombardy
Range coordinates46°4′7″N 10°0′42″E / 46.06861°N 10.01167°E / 46.06861; 10.01167
Parent rangeBergamasque Alps and Prealps
Borders onBregaglia Range, Bernina Range, Ortler Alps, Adamello-Presanella and Bergamasque Prealps
Geology
OrogenyAlpine orogeny
Type of rockIgneous rock and Sedimentary rocks

The Bergamasque Alps or Bergamo Alps (Italian: Alpi Orobie; sometimes translated into English as Orobic Alps) are a mountain range in the Italian Alps. They are located in northern Lombardy and named after the city Bergamo, south of the mountains. Within the Eastern Alps, the Alpine Club or AVE system places them within the Western Limestone Alps, while the SOIUSA system classifies them within the Southeastern Alps.

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